About the Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation - A Story that should be known

ABOUT THE LAVENTILLE STEELBAND FESTIVAL (LSF) FOUNDATION

The Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation started as a committee under the Board of Management of the Laventille Community Complex in 1999, with a mandate to uplift the communities of Lavent

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Pandemonium: A first in Antigua-Barbuda’s Panorama - joint winners have been declared

Antigua Observer

St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - For the first time since Antigua & Barbuda’s staging of the Panorama competition, joint winners have been declared.

LIME Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra and Hadeed Group of Companies AMP Halycon St

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African roots - Gratitude Steel band resonates with Berkshire

Michigan, USA:

February is Black History Month. To inform and inspire its students, Birmingham Berkshire Middle School held an African Music Assembly. Many students do not realize it, but gospel, jazz, soul, rock ‘n' roll and many other forms of “mod

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St. Lucia's Monty Maxwell - guitarist, composer, steel pan arranger, and jazz and blues musician

St. Lucia Voice News

St. Lucia, W.I. - Monty Maxwell, guitarist, composer, steel pan arranger, and jazz and blues musician, was born in the southern town of Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. He grew up next to a pan yard or steel band shed, so from an early age

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Panman Milton "Wire" Austin in hospital with broken leg

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian:

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Veteran panman Milton “Wire” Austin is recuperating at the San Fernando General Hospital after toppling off a wrecker on Carnival Monday night. The leader of the San Fernando-based Fonclaire Steel

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Trion High Steel Drum Band is world-class

TRION, GA (WRCB) -  It's the sound of the islands, coming from an unexpected place, the Trion High School band room.  The Steel Drum Band is an after-school ensemble, but it's not as easygoing as it sounds.

Senior Alex Hatley said, "It may not sound

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$250M jumping up in steelband - TnT Paper Display Bias Against Steelpan Community

Please notice that outside of the original title - this article has almost nothing to do with the Trinidad and Tobago steelpan music community directly, much less specifically.  One can only surmise that the title was chosen to pull on the underlinin

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Despers USA present Champions In Steel

            SATURDAY MAY 5th 2012 Performing live- Adlib steel Orchestra                           Pan Sonatas steel Orchestra                            Casym INC.                           Pantonic steel Orchestra                            Despers

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Cuban Steelpan Orchestra from "El Cobre" presented by Government of Trinidad and Tobago

Embassy of Cuba in Trinidad and Tobago
 

Port of Spain, Trinidad - On Monday 19th March, in a moving ceremony held at the National Academy of Performing Arts, the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism presented 3 steelpans to members of the Steelpan

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Race and Pan Politics. Should we be "colourblind" to pan's invention?

Before reading my post, please click on the following link, and read the attached article: http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2012-02-27/tt-envoy-ny-tells-afro-trinis-learn-more-about-your-culture Race and racism, are topics that are very "taboo" in Tr

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Get it right by 2013 (Is Panorama in Danger?)

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.  - The Chamber has often called for Carnival to be recognised for the business it is, and for recognition of the exemplary collaboration between artists and the more conventional business sector. It i

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Percussionist Robert Chappell plans final recital

NIU  Today

Illinois, USA - Before he retires this year, NIU music professor Robert Chappell will put together one more recital that promises to be funny, sentimental and, as usual, unforgettably entertaining.

All of his past recitals have been speci

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Steel pan icon Roy Geddes wants to see a return to the glory days - Steelpan in Guyana

Stabroek News

Guyana, S.A. - At 72, Guyana’s best known panist Roy Geddes is still as passionate about steel pan music as he was when he was just 14 years old and developed a liking for the music form that originated in Trinidad & Tobago.

 

Geddes, w

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Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan -- CALL FOR PAPERS

Trinidad and Tobago International Conference on The Steelpan

CALL FOR PAPERS
Pan Globalization: Progress and Possibilities PanTrinbago will be hosting an International Conference on the Steelpan from May 6th – 8th 2012. In the 50th year of independenc

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2012 edition of Pantasia

Ohio, USA - Aug. 12 — 2012 edition of Pantasia

Quote from Pantasia Director - Tim Mattis - “In September 1995, as I was beginning my second year as an assistant band director in the Findlay City Schools, I had a meeting with parents of high school p

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Potts hammering the way for steelpans

The Woodstock Independent

Illinois, USA - The unconventional has become the norm for Woodstock resident Matt Potts.

 

As a percussionist in the Woodstock High School band, Potts taught himself to play a steelpan he purchased on a whim off eBay. Duri

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Carnival costs $100 million annually - Pan Trinbago gets the biggest part of the funding, $25 million

Trinidad & Tobago Newsday:

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Over the years, the staging of Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago (TT) has been has been costing the State an average of $100 million annually. This has caused questions to be asked about the success

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Steel Band to Welcome Pope Benedict at El Cobre

Santiago de Cuba  - A steel band will play the “Ave María” for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, this Tuesday, March 27.

The “Steel band” composed by 14 amateur musicians is one of the most impo

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Sweet Steelpan music rocks CASH in pre-mash jump up - Guyana Annual Panorama competition

Kaieteur News

Guyana, S.A. - Sweet, sweet steelpan music echoed through the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) last Sunday evening as the 2012 Republic Bank Mashramani Pan-o-rama Steel Band Competition delivered in full throttle, another evening of sp

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Yet Another Slight For The Steelbands By The Trinidad & Tobago Government?

I hope I misunderstood, but I was perusing the Express Online this morning, and I read where PM Kamla Bissesar, and her administration, have launched a nationwide celebration of Trinidad & Tobago's 50th Independence anniversary, which is planned to c

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